Which torque screwdriver?

[SandyB]

Thanks for all the feedback guys.

I actually decided on a Wheeler FAT wrench. I chose it based on the good reviews from some American forums, price was also a factor.

Cheers,


Mark.

Mark, I see you posted this a year ago almost, that'll give you perfect opportunity to use the torque driver and give some honest advice / experience. Looking at getting one myself, always gone by hand pressures previously, but always handy to know all the scope bolts are to the same loads.

Would you recommend it?

[RobinC]

I use a Sealey STS100 2 - 10 Nm, easy to use, cheap, chunky with a good grip. I got it calibrated as soon as I got it just to be sure and it was spot on. I have used it on our smallbore and fullbore rifles with no problem.
The only part problem I have is the scale is a bit crude so 6 is easy to see, even going halfway to 7 for 6.5 but any thing finer is a guess, so if you want accuratly 6.1 or so its not ideal. Having been to two top world champion target rifle manufacturers and asked the sport technicians who look after the top teams what torque they set to and been told they do it by hand by feel I think the Sealey is accurate enough for me! I always intended to look out for another one with a better scale but there is not much about in the lower sizes thats a lot better.
Robin

[SandyB]

I use a Sealey STS100 2 - 10 Nm, easy to use, cheap, chunky with a good grip. I got it calibrated as soon as I got it just to be sure and it was spot on. I have used it on our smallbore and fullbore rifles with no problem.
The only part problem I have is the scale is a bit crude so 6 is easy to see, even going halfway to 7 for 6.5 but any thing finer is a guess, so if you want accuratly 6.1 or so its not ideal. Having been to two top world champion target rifle manufacturers and asked the sport technicians who look after the top teams what torque they set to and been told they do it by hand by feel I think the Sealey is accurate enough for me! I always intended to look out for another one with a better scale but there is not much about in the lower sizes thats a lot better.
Robin

Having a quick look on google, its not actually cheap but quite a bit more expensive than the FAT wrench

I guess I'll pocket my money for the time being